The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17
THE U. !. HONEY VAULTS
VISITED BY SUSPICIOUS LOOK
ING CHARACTERS.
G. II. J. Taylor Appointed Minister 10
Liberia-Sherman Not a Candi-
date for the Presidency.

lately been making frequent visits TO
the money vaults OF the Treasury De.
partment during the hours allowed
for public inspection Such OF them as
called today were notified that they
must not come again, and the offic rs
In charge OF the vaults have been in
stIucted TO keep q sharp lookout on
visitors in the future.
SUPERVISING ARCHITECT BILL
left Washington this afternoon for De
troit, Mich, on business connected
with the construction OF new public
building in that city, for which Con-
gress appropriated $l,l00,000. From
Detroit he will go TO Chicago TO confer
with the authorities there in regard TO
the building OF appraisers stores and
repairing the custom house, for which
purposes there is 1885, GOO available.
THK ACrINs SECRETARY og THE TRBA as
URY
recently received letters from the
President Of Rutgers College and Off
cials Of other colleges involving tbs
question 80 TO whether Congress-, In
the act entitled "An act to establish
agricultural experiment stations in
connection with colleges" etc., made
an appropriation TO carry IL into of ct
The question has been referred TO the
First Comptroller, and he has given an
opinion that an appropriation, If made
al all, 10 provided for in SCI ton Of
the act, which reads as follows; That
for the purpose Of paying the neces-
BaTy expenses OF conducting in vesti.
cations and experiments, and printing
and distributing results, as hereinbs.
fore presc ibsd, the sum OF $4,000
per annum Is hereby appropriated to
each State, TO be especially provided
for by Congress in the appropriations
from year 10 year, and to each Terri
tory entitled, under the provisions OF
section s OF this act, out OF any money
in the Treasury proceeding from the
salee Of public lands, to be paid In
equal quarterly payments, on the lst
OF January, April, July and October
in each year, to the treasurer
or other officer duly appointed
by the governing boards OF said
colleges to receive the same,
the fret payment to be made on the
frst day Of October, 1887: Provided,
however, that out OF the first annual
appropriation 30 received by any
station an amount not exceeding one
fifth may be expended In the erection,
enlargement, or repair OF building or
buildings necessary for carrying on
the work OF such station, and there
after an amount not exceeding per
cent. OF such annual appropriation
may be 80 expended" The Comp
troller says: "This act, II possible,
must be construed 30 as to make the
whole harmonious and Ineligible. l
suggest, that II it was intended b. the
language above quoted to make an ap.
preparation, such appropriation is q
permanent annual appropriation, and
the words to DO specially prov ded for
by Congress In the appropriations
from year TO year are supefhuous. 1t
is my opinion that Congress only in
tended by the expression the sum OF
$4,000 per annum Is hereby appro-
priated 10 eash State to fix the amount
that could be specially provided Tor by
Congress In appropriations from year
w JUuis 1AOhCOg hLat bNO'
ton 8 does not make an appropria-
ton, but that the amount must be
specially provided for by Congress.
CHANG YEN HooN PHOTOGRAPHED.
Mr.. Chang Yen Hoon, the Chinese
Minister, sat for some photographs
yesterday. He was accompanied by
his interpreter snd two or three lady
friends, who were anxious to witness
the operation. His servants carried up
to the photographers room two or
three trunks and several smaller cases
in which were ten or dozen changes
OF costume. The Minister was zone"
in each OF these and In many d ffeTent
positions. He wore silk cap, in the
center Of which was a large diamond
about the size OF ashszelnut. The cap
fitted 80 closely that the diamond
looked like huge seal set In his skull,
Around his neck was a necklace Of
three chains, each Of which was about
yard long, composed OF precious
stones, every sixth OF which was dia.
mond. His Interpreters said the az
gregate value Of the jewels which
adorned his person wAs about 81 900,
900 The different costumes were com
posed Of the richest silks and sstins
embroidered with gold and trimmed
with richest iurs. Mr.. Chang Yer
Hoon is said to be the richest man in
China.
A LIBERAL END ,wMENT.
The Department of State has JUS
received copy OF the will Of the late
Jose Seville, who died in Lima, Peru
recently, leaving S. $1,000 to be applied
b the establishment in New YoA o
an institution for the education o
poor female children.
FUNERAL OF LIEUT.. POWELL.
The funeral of Lieut.. Powell, OF itht
Signal Service Corps, took place from
his lats residence today. The inter
ment wss made In G,enwood Gene
tery. A number of Signal Service meI
attended the funeral.
GUNBoATs TO BE BUILT.
The Navy Department is about Il
begin the preparation Of plans for tht
two 1900 ton gunbosts, for which pro
vision was made by the last Congress
Inasmuch as these boats are TO b.
patterned after "guuboat No. l." nov
in urse OF construction, the work o
the department will be much lighte
than il gunboats Of new design hat
been ordered, as it will only be neces
saIy 10 duplicate the drawings alrsad,
made. The limit OF the contract pic,
OF the new vessels is $550,000.
PLEAsED WITH TuR CRUISERS.
Chief Constructor Wilson today re
ceive1 a telegram from Naval Con
struc,or Steele, at Chester, Pa, stat I'M
that work is again progressing on tn
Chicago. Naval officers generally al
much pleased with the opinion 9ivei
by the Attorney General, that tn
cruisers can be completed with tn
balance OF the general appropriations
provided the estimates of the Navs
Advisory Board are not exceeded. Not
withdrawing the fact that a humble
OF new inventions and appliances nc
contemplated in the scheme of tn
Advisory Board have been placed O
tbs cruisers, the department is conf